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25-Year-Old Michigan Man Charged for Threatening Mass Shooting Against Christians if Trump Wins Election

Nov 5, 2024, 07:43 PM

Isaac Sissel, a 25-year-old man from Ann Arbor, Michigan, was arrested by the FBI for allegedly threatening violence against conservative Christian groups in the event that former President Donald Trump wins the 2024 election. The threat was reportedly sent to the FBI's National Threat Operations Center on November 2, and details of the case were revealed in newly unsealed charging documents. Prosecutors indicated that Sissel expressed intentions to carry out a mass shooting targeting these groups. Additionally, the FBI's Election Threats Task Force has arrested two men from Michigan for sending political threats online, although further details on the second individual were not disclosed.